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WWE Raw video highlights: Title change, Lesnar/Lashley pull-apart brawl

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Raw’s go-home show for Crown Jewel included a title change.

In the main event of last night’s Raw, Alexa Bliss & Asuka dethroned Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai & IYO SKY) to become the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. The title match was made official after Bliss & Asuka returned earlier in the episode, saving Bianca Belair from a Damage CTRL beatdown.

Bayley got involved in the Women’s Tag Team title match until being countered by Belair. A brawl between the two ended with Bayley giving Belair a Bayley-to-Belly off the barricade and through a table.

With Bayley and Belair out of the picture, Bliss took out Kai and Asuka avoided a moonsault from SKY. Bliss hit Twisted Bliss on SKY to get the victory.

This was Bliss & Asuka’s first appearance on WWE television since being laid out by Damage CTRL four weeks ago.

Belair is defending her Raw Women’s Championship against Bayley in a Last Woman Standing match at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia this Saturday.

Plus, last night’s Raw featured a pull-apart brawl between Brock Lesnar and Bobby Lashley ahead of their match at Crown Jewel. Officials, security, wrestlers, and even Triple H tried to break up the brawl and restore order.

More coverage from last night —

WWE Raw video highlights —

Bianca Belair vs. Nikki Cross

Alexa Bliss and Asuka save Bianca Belair from Damage CTRL beatdown

Brock Lesnar/Bobby Lashley pull-apart brawl

Seth Rollins vs. Austin Theory

Roman Reigns knocks out The Miz

The Miz threatens to file a defamation suit if Johnny Gargano’s tell-all interview airs

Karl Anderson vs. Damian Priest

MVP will have a surprise for Braun Strowman on SmackDown this Friday night

R-Truth interrupts Baron Corbin and JBL, gets laid out with End of Days

Trick or Street fight: Matt Riddle vs. Otis

Mustafa Ali vs. The Miz

WWE Investigates: Johnny Gargano’s tell-all interview

Dakota Kai & IYO SKY vs. Alexa Bliss & Asuka for the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles

Raw fallout: Alexa Bliss & Asuka knew they could dethrone Damage CTRL

Raw fallout: Elias isn’t ready to team with Matt Riddle quite yet

Raw Talk: The OC, Judgment Day, The Miz appear

Alexa Bliss & Asuka win Women’s Tag Team titles on WWE Raw

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The end of Monday’s Raw saw new Women’s Tag Team Champions crowned.

Asuka and Alexa Bliss defeated IYO SKY and Dakota Kai to win the titles for the first time as a team. The finish came when Asuka blocked IYO SKY’s moonsault, connecting with a kick. Bliss then hit SKY with the Twisted Bliss, picking up the win.

This ends SKY and Kai’s run with the titles after 50 days. They defeated Aliyah and Raquel Rodrigez to win the titles on the September 12, 2022 edition of Raw.

Bliss and Asuka made their return to Raw on Monday after being laid out on the October 3 edition of the show by Damage CTRL. They made the save for Bianca Belair, who was being attacked by all three members of the group. Later, Bliss challenged the champions to a title match, which was confirmed later in the show.

Belair and Bayley, who are scheduled to meet each other at Crown Jewel on Saturday, were at ringside for the match seconding the two teams. They ended up in a brawl, with Bayley sending both she and Belair through tables outside the ring announcer’s area.

Alexa Bliss & Asuka advance in WWE Women’s Tag Team title tournament

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Alexa Bliss and Asuka are headed to the next round of the WWE Women’s Tag Team title tournament.

On Monday’s Raw, Bliss and Asuka defeated Doudrop and Nikki A.S.H. to advance. The finish had Bliss knocking out Nikki as Asuka submitted Doudrop with an armbar.

With the win, Bliss and Asuka will now meet IYO SKY and Dakota Kai, who advanced last week by defeating Tamina and Dana Brooke. After Asuka and Alexa Bliss won their match tonight, they were confronted by Kai and SKY, as the two teams have been feuding in recent weeks.

On SmackDown this past Friday, Raquel Gonzalez and Aliyah defeated Xia Li and Shotzi to advance. They will meet the winners of a Natalya & Sonya Deville vs. Nikkita Lyons & Zoey Stark match that will take place on this Friday’s episode of SmackDown.

The winners of the tournament will be crowned the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. The titles have been vacant since May, when Sasha Banks and Naomi were stripped of the titles and suspended by the company after walking out of Raw.

Six-woman tag team match added to WWE Clash at the Castle

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A six-woman tag team match has been added to Clash at the Castle.

Bianca Belair issued the challenge on behalf of Asuka and Alexa Bliss. Bayley accepted for her, ISO SKY, and Dakota Kai, agreeing to a match for September 3 in Cardiff, Wales.

Bayley made her return to WWE following knee surgery at SummerSlam last month, introducing Dakota Kai and IYO SKY to the main roster. The following Monday on Raw, Bayley, SKY, and Kai made their intentions known by attacking Asuka and Bliss during their match against one another. Later, a match between SKY and Belair ended after Bliss and Asuka attacked Bayley and Kai in the ring.

Here is the current lineup for Clash at the Castle:

  • Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
  • Liv Morgan vs. Shayna Baszler for the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship
  • Bianca Belair, Asuka, and Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley, Dakota Kai, and IYO SKY

WWE Raw video highlights: Three wrestlers qualify for Money in the Bank

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Three wrestlers booked their spots in Money in the Bank as Raw’s first two qualifying matches took place last night.

Seth Rollins defeated AJ Styles to qualify for the men’s Money in the Bank ladder match, while Alexa Bliss & Liv Morgan teamed up to earn their spots in the women’s ladder match. Bliss & Morgan defeated Doudrop & Nikki A.S.H.

Rollins is the first person to qualify for the men’s ladder match. Lacey Evans, Bliss, and Morgan have qualified for the women’s ladder match.

Becky Lynch vs. Asuka in a Money in the Bank qualifier has been announced for next Monday’s Raw.

Plus, a pose-down challenge headlined last night’s show. The crowd declared Bobby Lashley the winner over Theory, but Theory responded by squirting baby oil in Lashley’s face and dropkicking him out of the ring.

More coverage from last night —

WWE Raw video highlights —

Stipulation added to Friday’s Reigns vs. Riddle Undisputed title match

Montez Ford vs. Jimmy Uso

Seth Rollins interview, AJ Styles attacks

Asuka saves Dana Brooke from Becky Lynch

MITB qualifying match: Alexa Bliss & Liv Morgan vs. Doudrop & Nikki A.S.H.

Video package recaps The Judgment Day turning against Edge

Ezekiel vs. Kevin Owens

Cedric Alexander vs. MVP

MITB qualifying match: AJ Styles vs. Seth Rollins

Riddle vs. Ciampa

Rhea Ripley and The Judgment Day interrupt Bianca Belair

Mustafa Ali vs. Chad Gable

Rey Mysterio vs. Veer Mahaan

Bobby Lashley/Theory pose-down challenge

Raw fallout: Money in the Bank is Seth Rollins’ match

Raw fallout: The Street Profits want their Undisputed Tag Team title shot

Raw Talk: Alexa Bliss & Liv Morgan, Omos & MVP, Riddle interviews

Rollins, Bliss, Morgan qualify for WWE Money in the Bank ladder matches

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Three wrestlers qualified for WWE Money in the Bank ladder matches on Monday’s Raw. 

Seth Rollins defeated AJ Styles in a qualifying match to become the first official entrant in the men’s Money in the Bank ladder match on July 2 in Las Vegas. Rollins pinned Styles with a cradle to claim the victory. 

In another qualifier, Alexa Bliss and Liv Morgan defeated the team of Doudrop and Nikki ASH to qualify for the women’s Money in the Bank match. Bliss and Morgan join Lacey Evans as the first three participants set for the women’s ladder match. 

On next week’s Raw, Becky Lynch will face Asuka in another women’s qualifying match. 

Here is the Money in the Bank lineup to this point: 

WWE Money in the Bank, Saturday, July 2, 8 p.m. Eastern time on Peacock & WWE Network —

  • Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match: Seth Rollins vs. TBA
  • Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match: Lacey Evans vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Liv Morgan vs. TBA
  • Raw Women’s Championship: Bianca Belair (c) vs. Rhea Ripley
  • SmackDown Women’s Championship: Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Natalya

Alexa Bliss returns to action on WWE Raw

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Alexa Bliss returned to WWE programming for the first time since February on Monday’s Raw. 

Bliss defeated Sonya Deville in under a minute with a DDT and her Twisted Bliss finisher in her return, her first match since Elimination Chamber in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on February 19. 

Bliss had her Lilly doll with her, but did not use any of the other supernatural elements that had been associated with that iteration of her on-screen persona, instead seemingly returning to the character that she played prior to her association with Bray Wyatt. 

Bliss had taken time off from WWE after the Extreme Rules event last September, then returned at Elimination Chamber after a series of vignettes where she spoke to a therapist. Bliss then again disappeared from WWE programming, and got married to singer Ryan Cabrera on April 9 in her time away.

In an interview in April, Bliss said that she was ready to return to WWE, but was just waiting for the phone call to do so.  

Alexa Bliss ‘just waiting on the call’ to return to WWE TV

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Alexa Bliss is ready to return to WWE television and is just waiting on the call to come back.

Bliss, who hasn’t appeared on WWE TV since February’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view in Saudi Arabia, was recently approached for an interview by street journalist Adam Glyn outside of an airport. When asked when we can expect to see her back in the ring, Bliss said she’s hoping to return to WWE TV soon.

““Hopefully soon. I’m just waiting on the call,” Bliss said.

Bliss said she’s 100 percent healthy and has been ready to wrestle since before Elimination Chamber.

Bliss took time off following Extreme Rules last September to undergo sinus surgery. Leading into her return at Elimination Chamber, there were several weeks of “therapy” vignettes that culminated with Bliss getting a replica of her doll Lilly that contained the stuffing of the original doll. The doll had been destroyed by Charlotte Flair at Extreme Rules.

At Elimination Chamber, Bianca Belair defeated Bliss, Rhea Ripley, Liv Morgan, Doudrop, and Nikki A.S.H. in a number one contender’s Elimination Chamber match. Belair went on to win the Raw Women’s Championship from Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 38.

Bliss and singer Ryan Cabrera got married at a ceremony in Palm Desert, California on April 9.

WWE’s Alexa Bliss and singer Ryan Cabrera get married

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Alexa Bliss and singer Ryan Cabrera have tied the knot. 

The couple were married on Saturday in Palm Desert, California. Guests were only notified of the exact location of the ceremony the day of. 

Bliss described her wedding to PEOPLE as “very non-traditional” and “rockstar” themed, including guests needing to show “backstage passes” to get in. She would later reveal on social media that NSYNC, Bowling For Soup, Yellow Card, Nash from Hot Chelle Rae, and Travis Clark from We The Kings all played at the event. DJs White Shadow, Sega Genecide, Blake Lewis and Ashley Parker Angel also performed. 

A wine bar featuring Bonita Bonita Wine created by the Bella Twins was also present at the reception. In lieu of a sit-down meal, the couple brought in their two-favorite Los Angeles-based food trucks, Heavy Handed Burgers and Fries, and Yamashiro Japanese.

“We wanted it to be more laid back,” Cabrera said of the food choice. “A chicken or steak dinner is not really us.”

The couple’s first dance was to James Arthur’s “Falling Like the Stars.”

The Miz, Maryse, Liv Morgan, Braun Strowman, Mojo Rawley, Nia Jax, Sonya Deville, CJ Perry, Kayla Braxton, and more can be seen in pictures of the wedding posted to social media.

WWE’s Alexa Bliss and singer Ryan Cabrera getting married this weekend

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Alexa Bliss is set to be married to singer Ryan Cabrera this weekend. 

According to a report from PW Insider, a private ceremony will be held in California with guests only being notified of an exact location shortly beforehand. 

With her wedding upcoming, Bliss has not been involved in WWE storylines since the Elimination Chamber on February 19. She made it to the final two of the women’s chamber match before being eliminated by winner, Bianca Belair. 

“Bliss hasn’t been on television of late with the wedding upcoming so no point in starting her back with no Mania match,” wrote Dave Meltzer in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 

In August 2020, Bliss appeared on an episode of The Bellas Podcast and noted that she and Cabrera actually first met because of a rumor that they were already dating. 

“He was liking some of my tweets and a fan saw that and started a whole Instagram that we were dating and tagged everyone in the company. I had people calling me and texting me and coming up to me saying, oh, you’re dating Ryan. I said, ‘I never met the guy.’” 

They became engaged in November of 2020. 

Daily Update: Seth Rollins, Alexa Bliss, Rick Steiner

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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Triple H announces in-ring retirement, WrestleMania weekend

The new issue of the Wrestling Observer is out right now. Among the highlights are:

  • The far more important story regarding Paul Levesque than his retirement from wrestling, which is his health, what he went through, and how that impacts his future both in and out of wrestling
  • WWE weekend shows, cards, ticket sales, secondary market sales, comps, Saturday main event, key results regarding the main event scene, the Hall of Fame, Shad Gaspard, Undertaker and NXT Stand & Deliver.
  • 2021 Shad Gaspard/Jonathan Huber award winners
  • New Japan Cup final coverage, the angles building to Sumo Hall, MVP, best match poll and the final two shows.
  • Stardom’s two shows at Sumo Hall. A look at the key matches and what is next for the largest women’s wrestling company in the world.
  • Finances of UFC and WWE, including how they are so similar as businesses as well as where they are different. We also look at the key business deal each has that doesn’t involve TV rights and how WWE got so much of a better deal with a product that otherwise would have driven one-quarter the revenue and why
  • Full coverage of this week’s UFC show
  • Who was the best college heavyweight of all-time
  • More on the arrest of Chael Sonnen, why the felony charge was dropped and the lawsuit regarding the case
  • Ric Flair and Mark Madden
  • TV ratings and key points from those ratings for every show this week including peak segments, what type of viewers each show generates, who draws the youngest audience and how the shows rank with all of television and in the sports world.
  • The return of the Universal champion of champions tournament
  • More notes on the second Triplemania show this year
  • Notes on New Japan US shows
  • The wrestling career and post-wrestling life of the former Rocky King
  • Ticket sales for upcoming shows
  • Why UFC is running in Singapore in June
  • UFC star elected into wrestilng Hall of Fame
  • International wrestling TV ratings

This Week’s Retro Observer Newsletter: February 7, 2005 Observer Newsletter: Royal Rumble review, business year in review

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Tuesday News Update

WWE

  • Seth Rollins spoke to The Gorilla Position about facing Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania, with the interviewer pointing out to Rollins about the connection he has with Rhodes’ father, Dusty Rhodes. “Dusty Rhodes is an absolute legend, a Hall of Famer in any circle, not just WWE. To be able to be in the ring for [Dusty Rhodes’] son’s return…Cody did it his way. He left when he was unhappy. He did all the things that everybody said they wanted to do and he came back a bigger star than he has ever been, and that’s not easy to do. It takes a lot of hard work. He learned that ethic from his father. So for him to come back and say those nice things about me, it was all very good, except for the bionic elbow.”
  • Cody Rhodes will be a guest on WWE’s The Bump tomorrow.
  • PWInsider is reporting that Rick Steiner is backstage for tonight’s NXT.
  • When asked why he turned on Bobby Lashley last night on Raw, MVP simply replied on Twitter “Budget cuts…”
  • Advertised for WWE’s Nassau Coliseum return on May 6 is Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre and appearances from Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey.
  • Responding to a question of when she would be returning to the ring, Alexa Bliss replied “I’m ready when they are…”
  • Star Tribune covered Gable Steveson’s appearance at WrestleMania.
  • A video preview for tonight’s episode of Young Rock.
  • Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch joined Logan Paul’s podcast Impaulsive to talk WrestleMania weekend.
  • PWInsider reported that WWE has begun taping interviews for their upcoming WWE A&E series titled WWE Rivals, which will look at the biggest rivalries in WWE history.
  • Bianca Belair spoke to TokenCEO about how WWE is empowering women.
  • WrestleMania 38 will be released on DVD and Blu Ray on May 10th.
  • WWE has a video of MSK seeing their first Mattel action figures.
  • Charlotte Flair turns 36 today.
  • Free matches added to WWE’s YouTube channel today include Batista vs. Triple H from Backlash 2005, Dolph Ziggler vs. Baron Corbin from Extreme Rules 2016, and Goldberg vs. Scott Steiner vs. Test from the January 19, 2004 edition of Raw.

AEW/ROH

  • This week’s AEW Road to, focusing on Bucks vs. FTR, Hardys vs. The Butcher and The Blade, and Toni Storm’s AEW debut from last week.
  • Adam Cole on Twitter regarding tomorrow’s match against Christian Cage: “Tomorrow, April 6, is my 14 year anniversary in the pro wrestling industry. No better way to celebrate than a sold out crowd in Boston, and everyone around the world watching me beat one of the very best.”
  • Jason Kilar, the CEO of Warnermedia, is exiting the company once WarnerMedia’s merger with Discovery closes.
  • This week’s Sammy Guevara vlog.
  • This week’s Thunder Rosa vlog.

Other Wrestling

  • JONAH vs. Schaff, Rickey Shane Page vs. Joe Hendry, Warren Banks vs. Axel Tischer, and Big Damo vs. Luke Jacobs has been announced for this year’s PROGRESS Atlas Cup tournament.
  • Mia Yim vs. Maki Itoh has been announced for Prestige Wrestling’s Roseland 3 on May 28.
  • MLW is teasing that stars from the original version of MLW will return in honor of the company’s 20th anniversary during the summer.

Alexa Bliss set for women’s WWE Elimination Chamber match

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The final entrant has been announced for the women’s Elimination Chamber match at Saturday’s WWE Elimination Chamber event. 

Alexa Bliss was revealed as the sixth entrant during tonight’s episode of WWE Raw. 

Following a series of vignettes that began airing on the January 10 Raw, Bliss was deemed cured by her therapist on tonight’s show, then declared herself as the final participant in the women’s Elimination Chamber bout in a voiceover.

Bliss last wrestled at Extreme Rules 2021 in September, losing a Raw Women’s Championship match to Charlotte Flair on that show. 

Also on tonight’s Raw, Bianca Belair won a gauntlet match to determine which competitor will enter the Chamber match last. Rhea Ripley defeated Nikki A.S.H., Liv Morgan, then Doudrop, but ultimately lost the gauntlet to Belair. 

A Rey Mysterio vs. The Miz match was also added to Elimination Chamber on Raw. 

Here is the lineup for Saturday’s show: 

WWE Elimination Chamber, Saturday, February 19, 12 p.m. Eastern time on Peacock & WWE Network —

  • Elimination Chamber WWE Championship match: Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Seth “Freakin” Rollins vs. AJ Styles vs. Riddle vs. Austin Theory
  • Elimination Chamber match for a Raw Women’s title shot at WrestleMania 38: Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Liv Morgan vs. Doudrop vs. Nikki A.S.H. vs. Alexa Bliss
  • WWE Universal Championship match: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Goldberg
  • WWE Raw Women’s Championship match: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lita
  • WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship match: The Usos (c) vs. The Viking Raiders
  • Falls count anywhere match: Drew McIntyre vs. Madcap Moss
  • Ronda Rousey & Naomi vs. Charlotte Flair & Sonya Deville
  • Rey Mysterio vs. The Miz

Alexa Bliss’ ‘journey back to WWE Raw’ set for next week

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Alexa Bliss is returning to WWE TV soon.

WWE announced tonight that on next week’s Raw, we will see Alexa Bliss’ journey back to the program. It wasn’t detailed what exactly that meant, but it was pointed out that Bliss has not been on WWE television for the last four months.

Bliss’ in-storyline absence stemmed from the events that took place at Extreme Rules back on September 26. After Charlotte Flair successfully retained the Raw Women’s title by defeating Bliss, Charlotte grabbed Bliss’ doll Lily and proceeded to rip up the doll, destroying it in the process. Once Bliss recovered, she was inconsolable about the destruction of her doll, crying while holding the remains of Lily.

Also announced for next week’s Raw is a triple threat match involving Doudrop, Bianca Belair, and Liv Morgan. The winner of the match will move on to the Royal Rumble, where they will challenge Becky Lynch for the Raw Women’s title.

Alexa Bliss reportedly taking time off for sinus surgery

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Alexa Bliss is reportedly taking time off for sinus surgery.

PWInsider reported this afternoon that Bliss was written off WWE TV following Extreme Rules due to upcoming sinus surgery. They could not confirm how long she would be out of action for.

At Extreme Rules, Bliss was unsuccessful in challenging Charlotte Flair for her Raw Women’s title. After the match, Charlotte laid out Bliss and proceeded to destroy Bliss’ doll, Lilly. Once Bliss was able to recover, she became inconsolable over the apparent death of her doll, wailing on the entrance ramp with what remained of Lilly.

Sheamus is another WWE star that is set to undergo surgery. He underwent surgery for a second time for a broken nose that will keep him out of action for a few weeks. He lost the three-way United States title match between himself, champion Damian Priest, and Jeff Hardy at Extreme Rules, then lost another title match the following night on Raw where there were no disqualifications and no count outs.

Charlotte vs. Bliss Women’s title match set for WWE Extreme Rules

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A Raw Women’s Championship match has been added to the card for Extreme Rules.

WWE has announced that Charlotte Flair will defend her Raw Women’s Championship against Alexa Bliss at Extreme Rules on Sunday, September 26. Bliss set her sights on the title following Charlotte’s match against Nia Jax on Raw tonight.

After defeating Charlotte in a non-title match last week, Jax got a shot at the Raw Women’s Championship on tonight’s show. While Jax was distracted by Shayna Baszler, Charlotte hit Natural Selection from the top rope to get the win.

Bliss and her doll Lilly appeared on the video screen after the match. Bliss invited Charlotte to join them on her playground, but Charlotte said she wasn’t interested in Bliss’ mind games. Bliss then said she would bring the playground to Charlotte instead.

The lights went out, and Bliss and Lilly were behind Charlotte when they went back on. When Charlotte asked what Bliss wanted, Bliss pointed at the Raw Women’s Championship. Charlotte agreed to give Bliss a title match, but she said this isn’t Bliss’ playground — it’s hers.

Charlotte won the Raw Women’s Championship in a triple threat match against Nikki A.S.H. and Rhea Ripley at SummerSlam last month.

Extreme Rules is taking place at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Here’s the updated lineup for the pay-per-view.

  • SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defends against Bianca Belair
  • WWE Champion Bobby Lashley defends against Randy Orton
  • United States Champion Damian Priest defends against Sheamus
  • Raw Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair defends against Alexa Bliss